TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education
TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education
Out of the total students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.2% of the students were girls, and 49.8% were boys.
Data also showed that most of the students were Hispanic, representing 62.7% of the Alpine ISD total enrollment.
Among the four districts in Brewster County, Terlingua CSD ranked second in enrollment numbers with 111 students, while Marathon ISD welcomed 57 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.
Alpine ISD generally encompasses schools within Brewster County with its main office in Alpine.
In the previous school year, Alpine ISD had the highest number of students among Brewster County districts.
Texas is found to be one of the least educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.
More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.
The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.
Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.
District | City (Main Office) | Total enrollment |
---|---|---|
Alpine ISD | Alpine | 974 |
Terlingua CSD | Terlingua | 111 |
Marathon ISD | Marathon | 57 |
San Vicente ISD | 9 |